Today, Ubisoft released the first batch of multiplatform downloadable content for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, its well-regarded Renaissance-set action adventure featuring the continuing adventures of stealth killer Ezio. Titled Animus Project Update 1.0, the multiplayer-centric free DLC includes the Advanced Alliance mode, as well as the Mont Saint-Michel map--a rocky, tidal landscape with narrow streets, multilevel architecture, and a bell tower.
To accompany that release, Ubisoft announced Brotherhood's second free add-on, Animus Project Update 2.0. Available in January for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the gratis goods will also focus exclusively on multiplayer, bringing with it a new game type and map.
The new game mode is called Chest Capture and sees players splitting up into two teams of three players each, with the goal of defending or capturing boxes of bounty. Update 2.0's map will be set in Pienza, a small town in Tuscany that promises ample areas for players to stalk and slaughter one another.
The add-on also includes the "Templar Score" feature, which Ubisoft described as a way to "reward diligent work by Abstergo recruits."